What is the Least Common Multiple of 69237 and 69244?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 69237 and 69244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69237 and 69244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69237,69244) = 7
LCM(69237,69244) = ( 69237 × 69244) / 7
LCM(69237,69244) = 4794246828 / 7
LCM(69237,69244) = 684892404

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69237 and 69244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69237 and 69244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69237 and 69244.

Prime Factorization of 69237

Prime Factorization of 69244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69237 and 69244.

LCM(69237,69244) = 3² × 7² × 157¹ × 2² × 2473¹
LCM(69237,69244) = 684892404